David Wingrove : Daylight on Iron Mountain (Chung Kuo) - Signed First Edition slipcased - SOLD OUT

One of only ten copies of the limited first edition that has also been lined with a hand-written quote and dated by the author. I also have signed, lined and dated copies of the standard edition, and will be stocking SLD copies of all the subsequent volumes in this series.Note - in the first instance, priority ordering will be given to collectors who have SLD copies of the preceding titles.A BRAND NEW prequel to Chung Kuo, a MASTERWORK of future history standing alongside Herbert's Dune end Asimov's Foundation. 'Imagine a collaboration between James Clavell and Frank Herbert and the result might be something very much like Chung Kuo...smart, involving, entertaining (San Francisco Chronicle).

Only 250 copies of this collector’s edition has been printed – each will be signed and hand-numbered, and presented in a black-cotton slipcase with gold foil series logo on front back and spine. It will also come with 4-colour endpapers with special extended version of the trade copy artwork by renowned fantasy artist Larry Rostant. Part Blade Runner, part Shogun, part Dune, part War and Peace - a 100% Science Fiction masterwork - series rights sold in 14 territories, this is a monumental undertaking that will see all 20 titles produced over the next 5 years.........

CHANGE IS ON THE AIR: The generals of the Middle Kingdom await the decision of the emperor.The campaign to secure the border from China to Iraq has reached a strange impasse. Two blood enemies - Arabs and Jews - have united against their common cause. But with the lives of thousands at his whim, the exalted Tsao Ch'un, the Son of Heaven, cannot decide. Destroy the Middle East in one blinding flash? Or take another path? BUT THE WAY IS UNCLEAR: In the court of Tsao Ch'un, men of power have become smiling lackeys, whose graces conceal their fear, or their ambition. A man that can be trusted absolutely is a rare thing. And so, with his family held hostage by the empire, General Jiang Lei finds himself appointed to a special task: the orchestration of the last great war against the West. The total dominion of America. WAR APPROACHES: But life in the world of levels continues. No hint of war, or want, or discontent can infiltrate the oppressive, ordered society that replaces the world Jake Reed once knew. Since the first airships rolled over the horizon, nothing has been the same. His new life means new thinking, new customs, a new way of behaving, and with his every move scrutinized, Jake can only serve the bureaucracy of new China. But he is not the only citizen who feels discontent with the anodyne new order. Revolution is brewing in the 23rd century, and the Seven rulers are losing their grip on the citizens of the world. The high seat of empire is at stake as the epic drama unfolds - and every player is a stone on the grand wei chi board of CHUNG KUO. 'Love, tragedy, joy...all human life (and death) is here'- The Times

'One of the masterpieces of the decade'- Washington Post

'Quite extraordinary...finally delivers SF into the hands of an English Proust'- Brian Aldiss

'Excellent...with a well-imagined universe, well-executed characters and action that doesn't let up, this is Orwell's 1984 but on an enormous canvas packed with detail'- Toronto Globe and Mail